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How Much Can I Make? | Robert E. Bond and Robert E. Bond | One of the franchise industry's leading experts offers critical information on over 150 franchises in 46 industry categories, from food, health, and fitness to retail and real estate. | |
Health Communication: From Theory to Practice (J-B Public Health/Health Services Text) - Key words: health communication, public health, health behavior, behavior change communications | Renata Schiavo | Health Communication: From Theory to Practice is a much needed resource for the fast-growing field of health communication. It combines a comprehensive introduction to current issues, theories, and special topics in health communication with a hands-on guide to program development and implementation. While the book is designed for students, professionals and organizations with no significant field experience, it also includes advanced topics for health communication practitioners, public health experts, researchers, and health care providers with an interest in this field. | |
Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Health | Deborah Fish Ragin | Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach offers a critical examination of the biopsychosocial model of health and proposes the use of the ecological model as a more comprehensive explanation of health outcomes; both of which are unique approaches in a health psychology text. The ecological model explores the impact of five systems on individual health outcomes: the individual (including physiology), the family/community, physical and social environments, healthcare systems and health policy. Unlike the biopsychological model which represents a combination of three fields—biology, psychology and sociology - the ecological model includes research and findings from medical anthropology, economics, ethnopharmacology, environmental studies, medicine and public health, in addition to biology, psychology and sociology. Thus, it offers a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of health. Finally, the text uniquely examines infectious diseases and chronic illnesses from a local, regional and global perspective. The diverse perspectives illustrate the roles of each of the five systems on health. | |
Health Industry Communication: New Media, New Methods, New Message | Nancy J. Hicks and Christina M. Nicols | Health Industry Communication:New Media, New Methods, New Message is a one-of-a-kind textbook and fills a critical gap in the literature for communications students as well as students of health administration and public health. Featuring best practices and case studies from notable practitioners, the chapters offer a 360-degree view of the world of health communications from a business and promotions outlook as well as a look at special topics that impact health communicators. Four sections cover over 25 topics--contributed by authors from both private and public health organizations--in Institutional Communication and Marketing, Consumer Communication and Social Marketing, Communication to Achieve Policy Change, and Media and Measurement. Some of the unique topics include Building a National Brand in Pediatric Healthcare, contributed by by an author from a well-known children's hospital; and a look at efforts to achieve federal policy change through advocacy and communication. | |
Basics of the U.S. Health Care System with Access Code | Nancy J. Niles | Beginning August 23, Basics of the U.S. Health Care System will come packaged with an access code card for a supplemental online chapter covering the March 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation. Titled Basics of U.S. Health Care Reform, this 15-page analysis explores the major components of the ten titles of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and offers a discussion of their impact on the U.S. healthcare system. Basics of the U.S. Health Care System provides students with a broad, fundamental introduction to the workings of the healthcare industry. Engaging and activities-oriented, Basics of the U.S. Health Care System offers an especially accessible overview of the major concepts of healthcare operations, the role of government, public and private financing, as well as ethical and legal issues.Each chapter features review exercises and Web resources that make studying this complex industry both enjoyable and easy. Students of various disciplines including healthcare administration, business, nursing, public health, and others will discover in Basics of the U.S. Health Care System a practical guide that prepares them for professional opportunities in this rapidly growing sector. | |
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness | Dave Ramsey | The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health. Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance, rent-to-own, debt consolidation) and attacks the illusions and downright deceptions of the American dream, which encourages nothing but overspending and massive amounts of debt. "Don't even consider keeping up with the Joneses," Ramsey declares in his typically candid style. "They're broke!" The Total Money Makeover isn't theory. It works every single time. It works because it is simple. It works because it gets to the heart of the money problems: you. | |
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness | Dave Ramsey | The success stories speak for themselves in this audio book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health. Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance, rent-to-own, debt consolidation) and attacks the illusions and downright deceptions of the American dream, which encourages nothing but overspending and massive amounts of debt. "Don't even consider keeping up with the Joneses," Ramsey declares in his typically candid style. "They're broke!" The Total Money Makeover isn't theory. It works every single time. It works because it is simple. It works because it gets to the heart of the money problems: you. | |
Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management | Karen A. Wager, Frances W. Lee and John P. Glaser | The Best Selling Text in the FieldUpdated for the New Era of Health Care IT"This is the most comprehensive and authoritative book available for the field today."—Mark L. Diana, PhD, assistant professor and MHA program director, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University"With health care information technology now in the national policy spotlight, this book should be required reading for every health care administrator and student." —Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, chairman, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology"The book provides an excellent overview of foundational principles and practical strategies—a valuable reference for health administration and health informatics students and professionals." —Eta S. Berner, EdD, professor, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama, Birmingham"The authors skillfully provide the tools necessary to facilitate movement from a paper-based to an electronic health record environment while championing the importance of managing in such an environment." — Melanie S. Brodnik, PhD, director and associate professor, School of Allied Medical Professions, Ohio State University"Deploying health care information technology today is like navigating whitewater in the midst of a raging storm. Leveraging investments while introducing significant change is no easy task. It requires focused attention, a spirit of collaboration, and a willingness to learn from others. This book is written for the IT leader who is willing to tackle these challenges." —Stephanie Reel, CIO and vice provost for Information Technologies, Johns Hopkins University | |
The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life (One Minute Manager Library) | Ken Blanchard, Marjorie Blanchard and D.w. Edington | This is the story of a One Minute Manager who was so successful in every way that he forgot one important thing: He forgot to stay physically fit. He was so much in demand that he ate on the run, didn't take time to exercise, and all the while saw his weight balloon and his breath grow shorter. He soon discovered success in business was endangering his health. His life was out of balance.For all those busy, achieving people with overcrowded schedules, here is a useful blueprint that shows how to manage stress and make a lifetime commitment to fitness and well-being. By following four important strategies for balancing a complicated life, everyone can get their bodies back into shape and their lives into proper perspective. The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life offers a way to achieve not only a new, healthier style of living but increased productivity as well. For the millions of readers of Ken Blanchard's bestselling books--including Raving Fans and Gung Ho!--here's invaluable advice for getting the most out of life. | |
Organizational Ethics in Health Care: Principles, Cases, and Practical Solutions | Philip J. Boyle, Edwin R. DuBose, Stephen J. Ellingson, David E. Guinn and David B. McCurdy | This comprehensive and much-needed resource helps health care ethicists to meet the demand of challenges such as managed care, medical technology, and patient activism. Through a review of core principles and a rich selection of cases, practitioners and students will learn to apply ethics in the day-to-day administration of health care organizations. The authors are from the Park Ridge Center, the nationally acclaimed consulting and research firm. |